Shivani Agarwal and Maharaja Pandit selected for prestigious Radcliffe Fellowship by Harvard University

Shivani Agarwal and Maharaja Pandit are two Indians who have been selected for the prestigious Radcliffe Fellowship by Harvard University. Both of them are among the 50 scholars, scientists and artists who will begin their one-year fellowships at the Radcliffe ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Apple acquires GPS firm Coherent Navigations

Tech giant Apple has acquired Global Position System (GPS) firm Coherent Navigation to improve its mapping capabilities. Coherent Navigation’s technology will be used by Apple to significantly enhance its Apple Maps product which is struggling to provide accurate location information. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Union Government sanctions 30 cold storage projects chain with Rs 725 crore outlay

Union Government has sanctioned proposals for setting up 30 new cold storage projects chain in the country with a total investment of 724.9 crore rupees. It was announced by Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Badal in New Delhi. For this project Union ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

6 Indian-Americans receive 2015 Ellis Island Medals of Honor in US

Six Indian-Americans and a British-Indian were presented prestigious 2015 Ellis Island Medals of Honor in United States for their contributions to America. They were among nearly 100 individuals who were presented this prestigious award recently in New York. Indian-American winners ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

BJP MP S.S. Ahluwalia to head joint panel on Land Acquisition Amendment bill

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia has been appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of Parliament that will look into the provisions of the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill, 2015. The joint committee will comprise of 30-members- 20 members ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

GMR Infra, GIIC ink MoU for Kakinada SEZ 

GMR Infrastructure Ltd. has signed Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Guizhou International Investment Corporation (GIIC) for developing Kakinada special economic zone (SEZ) in Andhra Pradesh. On behalf of GMR Infrastructure Ltd. the MoU was signed by its subsidiary Kakinada SEZ ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Global energy subsidies to hit US $ 5.3 trillion this year: IMF report

International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recent report titled Act Local, Solve Global: The $5.3 Trillion Energy Subsidy Problem has voiced alarm about energy subsidies across the world. The report has clearly mentioned that theenergy subsidies across the world are ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Reliance Jio signs pact with Chinese telecom giant Huawei for 4G devices

Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio), a telecom arm of Reliance Industries (RIL) has signed a pact with Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer firm Huawei for sourcing various 4th Generation (4G) devices. As per agreement, Huawei will supply RJio with 4G devices which ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015